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VK National News 01Jun25
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Weekly news from the WIA:
MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2025-06-01.mp3
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2025 JUNE ONE WIA NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA
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THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK
THIS LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN
tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos
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NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING JUNE01 2025
IN OUR 30th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS
THIS WEEK:-
WIA DIRECTOR LEE MOYLE VK3GK
WIA AR MAGAZINES EDITOR IN CHIEF VK2ZRH ROGER HARRISON
AND NEW RAOTC CORRESPONENDANT Peter VK7PD
BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA.
I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB
WIA
JOIN THE WIA
tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y
This is WIA Director, Lee Moyle VK3GK
Last Wednesday evening the WIA Board convened and elected this years office bearers. This is done on the first meeting after the WIA AGM has been held.
President is Scott Williams, VK3KJ.
Vice president is Peter Schrader, VK4EA.
Secretary is Peter Clee, VK8ZZ.
Congratulations to all on your positions.
The WIA board has proven to be a very cohesive team which works well together along side all the WIA volunteer committees and working groups for the benefit of all WIA members.
The AGM held in Bendigo in early May had several questions asked of the board and one in particular was about the WIA Grants program. Given the WIAs current consistent and positive financial position, the Board has decided to reinvigorate the Grants program. Keep a look out for some welcomed and exciting news on this to be released shortly.
Interest from WIA affiliated clubs to host the AGM next year has already been received. This is excellent news as the WIA will work with the successful host to make it a fun filled weekend for all attendees.
If you have some special skills or feel that you can offer one of our many committees some of your time, then please contact the WIA office to lodge your interest.
A number of WIA members and Directors attended and have recently returned from the Dayton Hamvention held in Xenia Ohio USA. If you enjoy hamfests, then this one needs to be on your bucket list.
Hamvention is not just a hamfest, its a ham radio conference with the classic Flea market to evening dinners for different interest groups, including the DX Dinner and Contest Dinner where this year about 500 people attended each evening. Individuals and Groups are given awards, such as DXpedition of the Year or Inductions into the DXpeditioners and Contesters Hall of Fame.
During the day hamvention has a continual stream of Forum talks in several auditoriums and function rooms. The topics are various with interest for everyone.
This year was another exceptional weekend, near perfect weather with a record number of attendees over the three day event, officially being 36,814.
Amongst those numbers were three WIA directors, President Scott Williams VK3KJ, Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY and myself, Lee Moyle VK3GK. Whilst at Hamvention we met with ARRL CEO David Minster NA2AA, IARU President Tim Ellem VE6SH and several of the other IARU member society officials. Discussions included the new IARU proposals to amalgamate, youth in Amateur Radio, increasing membership and retention of members along with numerous other topics. Meeting on a zoom session is great but actually meeting in person adds a higher level of friendship with our peers.
The recent proposal from IARU to amalgamate the three IARU regions, Region 1, Region 2 and Region 3 has many talking and proposals taking place.
The WIA board along with IARU Region 3 officials and other delegates will be meeting shortly to discuss different options for the future of the IARU structure.
Important news for WIA affiliated clubs is that in the coming weeks the WIA board will announce the date for the next Club information zoom meeting. If you have any topics for discussion or questions for the meeting, please send them to WIA HQ via email.
For now, 73 from Lee VK3GK.
This is Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.
I sincerely trust that those members on what is known as the early list have thumbed through the latest issue and decided which article theyre going to read first.
Alright. I confess. Theres no early list. Once the ready-wrapped magazines left the mailing house last week, its all up to Australia Post.
If youre waiting, you could always download the electronic issue, which was posted to the WIA web page early last week. Thank you Robert Broomhead VK3DN.
For those of you who believed that working the long path to Europe on six metres was pretty much the ultimate DX, or perhaps moonbounce was in that class, you may have to think again.
This issue, we have an article on receiving signals from NASAs Deep Space Network
spacecraft with amateur equipment. Trevor Benton VK4AFL relates how he went about receiving signals from spacecraft in the vicinity of Jupiter . . . millions of kilometres away!
And no, he doesnt do it using a gigantic dish on an ugly tower in his backyard. Trevors come a long way since the days when he wanted to hear Sputnik on 20 MHz with a shortwave receiver.
For those of you philosophising over the state of amateur radio today, past WIA President Justin VK7TW has penned a thoughtful article about how the popular digital modes software suite WSJT and its successor WSJT-X has democratised amateur radio, invigorating activity among existing licensees and empowering potential newcomers to become involved in the hobby.
Stepping back a century, Fred Swainston VK3DAC, VK4FE, tells a tale from the Historic QSL Bureau, about radio hero 3ZN before the days of our VK call sign prefix was at the forefront of using ever-shorter wavelengths 100 years ago.
Yes folks, theres always something new and different to read about in every issue of Amateur Radio magazine.
More guts. Less gab. Serving Australian amateurs since 1933. Proudly produced and printed in Australia.
Im Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for WIA National News.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS is with thanks to Amateur Radio Daily, ARRL,
DX-WORLD, eHam, Hackaday, IARU, ICQPodcast, IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART,
RAC, Radioworld.com, RSGB, SARL and the World Wide sources of the
WIA.
ARRL
The National Association for Amateur Radio reports that the US House
of Representatives have just passed a massive Reconciliation bill
with spectrum provisions relevant to Amateur Radio.
Within two years not less than 600 megahertz must be identified from
between 1.3 and 10 GHz for reallocation to commercial use for
broadband services.
With regard to Amateur spectrum, the bands that potentially could be
subject to consideration for reallocation under this legislation are
13 cm (2300 2310 & 2390 2450 MHz) and
5 cm (5650 5925 MHz).
At this time a number of bands have been mentioned informally for
consideration, none of which include Amateur spectrum. But the bands
under consideration could change and ARRL will closely monitor the
evolving situation.
It is to be emphasized that these provisions have been passed by the
House, but key US Senators have not agreed to some aspects and have
stated their intention to modify these provisions as the bill moves
through Senate consideration.
The stated goal for final enactment is by July 4, 2025.
Still with the US Govt, we have mentioned in the past how VOA and
other broadcasters have been forced to close after decrees by the
Trump Administration.
Well one eagle eyed WIA National News viewer, Peter Marks, VK3TPM
has directed us to an ABC Radio National Rear Vision program, an
excellent documentary about VOA's history and contribution.
You can hear it on the ABC listen app or search for ABC Rear Vision
VOA to find it on the web.
tinyurl.com/yc6vhb5z
Sedona is an Arizona desert town near Flagstaff thats surrounded by
red-rock buttes, steep canyon walls and pine forests and radio wise
is considered VERY quiet.
Sedona resident Richard Factor has spent a lifetime using ham radio
to contact every country on Earth except for North Korea. Hes now
hoping to connect with other planets after SETI, the Search for
Extra-terrestrial Intelligence Institute installed two LaserSETI
stations on his roof to scan the skies for laser pulses originating
outside the solar system.
LaserSETI is a constellation of instruments, so its basically
identical stations that we are putting at several [places] around the
world, so we can search for laser pulses coming from extra-terrestrial
civilizations, LaserSETI project manager Franck Marchis, Ph.D.,
said. We can assume that if a civilization is more advanced than us,
they have developed this technology that allows them to create
powerful lasers, and those powerful lasers can be used to communicate
between stations, or to basically accelerate a spacecraft. So if you
look in the sky, if there is such a civilization, we may be able to
detect them if we are aligned with the line of sight of [their]
laser.
redrocknews.com/2025/05/23/richard-factor-seeks-lasers-from-space/
SOUTH AFRICA
The results of the May 2025 RAE were communicated with the candidates
on Saturday 17 May.
Unlike we here, over there only a few set examination dates annually
Noel, ZR6DX, the RAE Manager says that seventy people paid to write
the exam, but seventeen of these people did not arrive at an exam
centre. Forty-eight candidates passed the exam with five candidates
not making the grade.
Well done to the successful candidates and all the best to the
candidates for the next exam, not until November.
From News Reader to News Reader.
Unlike this WIA National News service which has a singular 'team'
reading for Australia and the world in the UK each transmitter has
its own reader so as you would imagine a HUGE drain on resources.
One such reader is Annick.
Annick Morris, M0HDE began reading the news for GB2RS in July 2004.
To listeners, her weekly broadcasts may sound the same as any other
newsreader, however there is one fundamental difference.
This is because she is a white stick operator and uses a Braille
computer to enable her to read the script live on air.
Before each broadcast Annick will download the script using a laptop
computer which has screen-reading software installed on to it.
When this is complete, she transfers the script using a memory stick
onto her Braille computer which she then uses to read the script on
the air. The Braille comes up under Annicks fingers line by line and
she uses cursor keys to operate the Braille display which navigates
her through the document.
According to minutes released from a recent ARRL Executive Committee Meeting, ARRL has suggested that its influence with the IARU could become limited should the proposed IARU restructuring plan be adopted.
Within the current structure, ARRL serves as the International Secretariat of the IARU Administrative Council. This gives ARRL the ability to nominate both the President and Vice President of the IARU Administrative Council. Member societies from each country then vote on the nominations. The current IARU restructuring plan suggests a flatter structure that gives direct power to the member societies in the form of a General Assembly. The member societies would elect officers and board members directly without nominations put forth by ARRL.
In short, ARRL would transition from nominating officers to simply being one vote out of roughly 160 member societies that make up IARU.
In its meeting minutes, ARRL noted that the league is the primary financial backer of IARU and had calls scheduled to further discuss the matter.
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OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION
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NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2025
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Russian WW MultiMode Contest:
12 hundred Zulu, May 31 to 1159 Zulu, Jun 1 UTC
CW, SSB, RTTY, BPSK
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
(wa7bnm)
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NEXT WEEKEND, VK Shires Contest, 7th - 8th June.
Now before entering you have to read a few web pages..
probably the easiest for listeners would be to read this weeks
text edition of this WIA national news AND visit the
vkshires page under contests at wia.org.au
Why?
Updated Rules and current Shires list are both up on the WIA
Website. The links of course in the text edition. I have also
uploaded a simple contest checklist for anyone interested in
trying a contest for the first time. Also links to the latest
logging software is given. The preferred logging programmes
for this contest are N1MM and VKCL.4.15
The contest is open to home and portable stations, including Single
operators, Rovers and Multi Operators.
Then remember to upload your Cabrillo 3 log
wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks
tinyurl.com/4f79vrpn
tinyurl.com/4unm8fwa
vklogchecker.com
{Diane Main VK4DI VK Shires Contest Manager}
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NZ Straight Key Night
Next New Zealand Straight Key Night will be held Sunday 8 June
from 9pm to 10pm NZDT (0800 to 0900 UTC) on 80 metres.
Polish and lubricate that old morse key and enjoy an evening of
old-time radio fun.
Straight Key Night is an informal event which honours the roots of
amateur radio: Morse Code sent with a straight key (no bugs,
sideswipers, keyers or keyboards).
When.
Winter SKN is the second Sunday in June, 8-9pm NZ time.
Summer SKN is always the first Sunday in December, 9-10pm NZ time.
SKN honours the original amateur radio mode in an easy-going style.
Operators send signal report, name, location, type of key, type of
transmitter and power output. Stations are limited to 100W output
power.
SKN is not a contest - but the operator who gets the most votes for
the quality of their sending will win the Bruce Scahill Best Fist
Award.
This certificate honours Bruce ZL1BWG (SK), who was a dedicated
supporter of SKN. Please email your nomination to ZL1NZ within one
week following the event.
(Neil ZL1NZ, SKN Manager)
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VHF UHF Field Days
Contest Manager Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.
Winter 2025
Saturday 21 June through Sunday 22 June
The Field Days provide VHF-UHF operators with the opportunity to
"head for the hills" and see how far distant and how many stations
they can work. The Field Days have separate sections for single and
multiple operator stations. The duration of the Field Day is
24 hours, but there are also 8-hour sections for operators who may
not be able to camp overnight. Notably, most club stations prefer to
operate for the full 24 hours.
The Field Days also generate plenty of activity from home stations,
so there is also a separate Home Station section.
All contacts must be simplex: contacts through repeaters or
satellites are not allowed. There is plenty of FM activity, but one
feature of the Field Day is a high level of SSB activity.
It is possible to do very well with only modest antennas IF you pick
a good hilltop. Another option, if your station is easily
transportable, is to operate from more than one location during the
contest period.
The overriding aim is to get away for the weekend and have fun!
But next after that, the aims are:
to encourage more activity on VHF, UHF, and microwave bands;
to encourage people to work greater distances than usual by
operating portable, and
to provide opportunities for people to activate or work into new
grid squares.
wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/
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IARU HF World Championship.
The 24-hour IARU HF World Championship starts at 12 HUNDRED UTC on
Saturday 12 July and ends at 11:59 UTC on Sunday 13 July.
This annual contest supports amateur self-training in radio
communications, improving operating skills, conducting technical
investigations and inter-communicating with other amateurs around
the world using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands
(SARL)
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Trans-Tasman Low Band Contest - 19 JUL 2025
The Trans-Tasman contest, held on the 3rd weekend in July, aims to encourage Low Band activity between VK and ZL
Only contest bands 160 80 and 40M are allowed with SSB, CW and Digital (RTTY OR PSK)
wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/
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YOTA Contest 2025
Organized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group in cooperation with the
Hungarian Amateur Radio Society, the aim of the YOTA Contest is to
increase youngsters activity on the air, strengthen the reputation
of the YOTA programme and demonstrate support for youngsters across
the world.
The next 2 sessions of this year's YOTA Contest will be held
19 July
29 December
yotacontest.mrasz.org
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RSGB IOTA CONTEST
July 26 to July 27, 2025.
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Work once per band per mode.
(wa7bnm contest calendar)
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Remembrance Day Contest
This contest is held every year on the anniversary of the end of
World War II, in honour of the Australian amateurs who lost their
lives in wartime.
This contest is unusual because the trophy goes to the Australian
state or territory that scores the highest level of activity.
Next contest 16th & 17th August 2025
Contest Manager is Alan Shannon VK4SN vk4sn(at)wia.org.au
wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/
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Oceania DX (OCDX) Contest
The Oceania DX Contest is managed by the Oceania DX Contest
Committee, info(at)oceaniadxcontest.com
The OCDX contest is Oceania's only international style contest where
contacts with stations all over the globe are able to participate.
Oceania stations may contact any station for QSO points whilst
non-Oceania stations are required to contact any station in Oceania
for QSO points.
The contest runs over the first two full weekends in October and has
SSB, CW and SWL categories
wia.org.au/members/contests/oceania/
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NOW THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.
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Celebrating the Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's 75th anniversary,
four special callsigns have been activated by DARC till 31 October:
DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC.
See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/
for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate.
QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR.
(425 DX NEWS)
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It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You.
Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11:
New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C.
September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC.
Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the
fifth year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember."
SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including
WARC bands.
(ard)
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8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz 10 GHz.
This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with
the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo.
(ard)
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Well you may not WORK them BUT you MAY hear them.
Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to use the
40 MHz band until the end of the year.
They are allowed to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a
maximum power of 10 watts.
The Italian regulator has given permission until 31 December also
for 70.1, 70.2, and 70.3 MHz.
(425dx news)
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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather)
We begin this week with word that a US task force, by its own
admission, is ill prepared to cope with the wide-ranging impact of a
solar storm. This news comes on the anniversary of the Gannon Storm,
the most powerful geomagnetic storm to hit the earth in two decades.
Several critical failures came to light at the conclusion of a two
day drill conducted in early May to assess US agencies' readiness in
such a crisis. The drill staged a simulated crisis of several CMEs
hurtling toward earth, creating widespread power and communications
outages, radio blackouts and radiation hazards for NASA astronauts
on a lunar mission.
This was the first exercise of its kind for the task force, which is
known by the acronym SWORM, which stands for Space Weather Operations
Research and Mitigation. Member agencies include the US Department of
Homeland Security and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. According to the report, government agency protocols
were shown to be weak and without effective interoffice coordination.
The report praised the exercise for identifying these issues and
called for, among other things, development of an advanced warning
system and sophisticated space-weather satellite systems.
tinyurl.com/yrr3bvsp
(newslne2482)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary(at)amsat-vk.org
Are you an Aussie School thinking of having a contact with the ISS?
Maybe the go to group would be to drop an email to
secretary(at)amsat-vk.org
Also would be a good idea to keep an eye (and ear) on current
contacts taking place. Many times a school may make a last minute
decision to do a Livestream or, heaven forbid, run into a last minute
glitch requiring a change of their live stream URL but ARISS has you
covered.
You can always check live.ariss.org/ to see if a school is
Livestreaming.
And as always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking;
the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol.
(amsat newsletter)
Starting on June 12, 2025, the NASA Spot the Station website will no longer provide ISS sighting information, per a message recently sent out. This means no information on sighting opportunities provided on the website, nor will users subscribed via the website receive email or text notifications. Instead anyone interested in this kind of information will have to download the mobile app for iOS or Android.
Obviously this has people, like [Keith Cowing] over at Nasa Watch, rather disappointed, due to how the website has been this easy to use resource that anyone could access, even without access to a smart phone. Although the assumption is often made that everyone has their own personal iOS or Android powered glass slab with them, one can think of communal settings where an internet caf is the sole form of internet access. There is also the consideration that for children a website like this would be much easier to access. They would now see this opportunity vanish.
AMSAT reports that the repeater aboard the HADES-ICM satellite will
be active starting this month, June. The FM repeater will initially
be active on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 145.875 MHz uplink
and a 436.666 MHz downlink.
Separately, HADES-R is in continuous operation with a 145.925 MHz
uplink and a 436.888 MHz downlink.
(ard)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
iota-world.org/
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ZC 4 RH is on the British Sovereign Area on Cyprus,
IOTA number AS - 4 from the 14th through to the 20th of June
using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40 through 6 metres.
See QRZ.com for QSL details.
(newsline2482)
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REMINDERS
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VP 8 DPD Falkland Islands
Gerard VK4BGL/G3WIP is active as VP8DPD from Falkland Islands,
IOTA SA-002, UNTIL July 12 on HF.
QSL via G3WIP Buro, LOTW, eQSL.
(dxnews)
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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MILITARY
Recordings of military transmissions can be found on the
Signal Identification Guide Wiki at
sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Military
youtube.com/@militaryhfradio244
open.spotify.com/playlist/28SXuX8vL2wHbnfCS0uBVF?si=d9ee366a38a4472e
The UVB-76 Buzzer
HAVE YOU HEARD IT?
This Russian shortwave station has transmitted a monotonous buzzing
sound since at least 1982. Broadcasting on 4625 kHz, the signal
occasionally interrupts its distinctive buzz with Russian voice
messages consisting of numbers and names.
Nobody outside Russian military circles knows its true purpose,
though theories range from maintaining communication channels during
nuclear attacks to tracking atmospheric conditions. The station
briefly went offline in 2010, only to return with increased activity
that continues to baffle listeners worldwide
NOT ONLY BUT ALSO
Cuban spy numbers station HM01
Currently active, this digital numbers station broadcasts automated
Spanish number sequences alongside bursts of encrypted data. The
signal originates from Cuba and is believed to communicate with
intelligence agents operating in North America.
These transmissions continue unabated, suggesting ongoing espionage
activities. The station uses modern digital modes alongside
traditional voice numbers, showing the evolution of these secretive
communication methods.
(eHam)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - PHILATELY
LUXEMBOURG ISSUES POSTAGE STAMP FOR IARU's CENTENARY
One hundred years ago, Radioamateurs du Luxembourg was among the
organisations representing radio amateurs from 23 nations at the
founding of the International Amateur Radio Union in Paris.
Celebrating the centenary and showing pride in Luxembourg's role,
the Post Philately of Luxembourg has issued a postage stamp and a
matching postal card marking the anniversary. The stamp will be
released in the weeks ahead and will be available for purchase at
the Radioamateurs du Luxembourg booth at Ham Radio Friedrichshafen
later next month.
(newsline2482)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS
qcwa.org
raotc.org.au
Hello everyone, this is Peter VK7PD reminding you that tomorrow is
the first Monday of the month, time for the Radio Amateurs Old
Timers Club of Australia's June bulletin to go to air.
This month as well as the latest Club news.
* First up is an article entitled - Why CDs failed test of time,
read by John, VK3MK
* This will be followed by a timely reminder regarding a subject
that seems to have fallen into disuse these days, and that is
On air etiquette, read by Ron, VK3AFW
* In addition, there will be details on the upcoming Perth RAOTC
luncheon
Everyone, RAOTC members and non-Members alike, are most welcome to
listen to the program and join in the call backs afterwards.
Full details of all transmissions times and modes can be found on the
RAOTC website at www.raotc.org.au or just Google RAOTC broadcasts.
If none of the transmission times suit you, you can download the audio file at any time from today from the clubs website.
Once again, tune in tomorrow for the June RAOTC bulletin, enjoy the
program and please join in the call backs afterwards.
73 from Peter VK7PD.
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA
(Youngsters On The Air)
WIA committee:- Steve VK6SJ, Alec VK2MV and Pete VK2LP.
ham-yota.com/category/yota-region-3/
facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/
youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA
A ninth-grader from Ukraine has developed his own technology for
manufacturing antennas for controlling UAVs.
The world of electronics was discovered for Oleksandr by his father,
who became his mentor and scientific supervisor. The boy assembled
his first device at the age of 7. So amateur radio became one of his
many hobbies.
At the age of 11, with the support of parents, he received an
amateur radio license and the corresponding call sign, which allowed
him to work on the radio. Since then, the world has lost its
borders, because in a few minutes the young lad in a war ravaged
country can communicate with radio amateurs from a wide variety of
countries. Like most radio amateurs, my dad and I made all the
antennas and additional equipment ourselves, gaining new knowledge
and experience," he said.
The schoolboy was prompted to search for new technologies by the
war, namely the urgent need to manufacture antennas designed to
control UAVs on non-standard frequency ranges and via a repeater.
According to this young ham, who we won't use his call, is the
advantage of his technology to allow for the manufacture of
lightweight and durable antennas with high precision, not only in
the form of flat structures, but also in the form of complex
three-dimensional models. "Such an antenna is extremely flexible
and does not require special expensive equipment, and the process
from theoretical calculations of a new product to receiving a small
batch of antennas takes less than a day," the ninth-grader added.
dev.ua/en/news/deviatyklasnyk-z-zhytomyrshchyny-1747661391
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- SOFTWARE FOR HAMS
PortablePlanner.com is a web application that allows portable
satellite operators to calculate their transmit and receive
frequencies and find mutual passes. The web application can be added
to your iOS and Android devices and can be used offline.
This application should help portable satellite operators easily
determine what frequency to transmit and receive at on a
linear transponder satellite when operating without computer control.
portableplanner.com
(ans)
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IT'S A DATE
Clubs are welcome to email text with audio for this section,
nationalnews(at)wia.org.au
Details of all WIA affiliated clubs and societies can be found
on the WIA website, including email addresses and website links.
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2025
VK2 - Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club's 49th Annual Field Day
Weekend at Wauchope Showground Hall June 7 and 8 (wiacal)
VK5 - SERG Convention and Fox Hunting Championship June 7 and 8
At Scout Hall in Mt. Gambier (vk5dj)
Gday, its John VK5DJ for the South East Radio Group.
The SERG Convention and Fox hunting Championship is nearly here.
The foxhunters are prepared and the program is set for the
7th and 8th June but now its a reminder for day trippers on
Sunday the 8th who are interested in stocking up on goodies including
new gear from two very well-known retailers and, of course, the
preloved gear on the trading tables. Its a great time to catch up
with the people behind the voices.
On Sunday, doors open for visitors at 9.30AM. Remember to bring your
Home Brew for the competition, simple or complex every exhibitor has
a good chance of a prize.
Check out the Convention 2025 SERG webpage for details.
serg.org.au
VK - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association 50th anniversary
Glen Waverly July 26 president(at)alara.org (vk2ayl)
VK5 - AREG's Amateur Radio & Electronics Sale Sunday 26th October
at David Roche Park, Kilburn (VK5QI)
VK4 - GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY 2025 HAMFEST NOV 9
(vk4dmh)
Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road.
VK3- Rosebud RadioFest, Eastbourne Primary School, Rosebud (wiacal)
November Sixteen.
VK8 - Darwin Amateur Radio Club DARC Xmas Party 6:30pm Dec 3
(wiacal)
Reception Reports
WIA News rebroadcasters often give Short Wave Listeners a
welcome to the broadcast as they commence call-backs
straight after the Local News. Local news follows National
news in all states. It would be great if those SWL's would
email their reception reports and location to
callbacks(at)wia.org.au
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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